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What happens when the magnesium ribbon is burnt in oxygn
What happens when the magnesium ribbon is burnt in oxygn
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The magnesium burns in air with white flame and when oxygen burns the flame becomes blinding white. At the end of this reaction a thin thread of white powder occures.
The chemical reaction is following:
Magnesium + Oxygen = magnesium oxide
2 Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 2 MgO (s)
The magnesium burns in air with white flame and when oxygen burns the flame becomes blinding white. At the end of this reaction a thin thread of white powder occures.
The chemical reaction is following:
Magnesium + Oxygen = magnesium oxide
2 Mg (s) + O2 (g) → 2 MgO (s)
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